Medaniaria

Medaniaria is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. Its one species, Medaniaria adiacritis, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904, is known from Australia, including Queensland.[1]

Medaniaria
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Medaniaria

Roesler & Küppers, 1979
Species:
M. adiacritis
Binomial name
Medaniaria adiacritis
(Turner, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Phycita adiacritis Turner, 1904

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey or brown with various dark lines and spots, while the hindwings are off white with narrow dark margins.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Australian Insects


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